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Long Lagoon

British Museum
Accession no: 1887-10-10-71
State: 2/2

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © Trustees of the British Museum  
Provenance:Printed by Whistler for Messrs Dowdeswell, London, for publication, 1886; given by Messrs Dowdeswell and Thibadeau to the British Museum, London, 1887.  
Additional acq. no:PRN: PPA52114  

 

Paper size:155 x 226 mm  
Plate mark size:150 x 226 mm  
Note on size:possibly from a book, with binding holes at the top; tab 74-93 mm from left  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:yes  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):n/a  
Note on the paper:  
Tab?:yes  
Watermarks:n/a  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:light tone, more at the bottom, left and right - lovely light glow, but slightly uneven wiping  
Note on foul biting:a few tiny spots  
Print note:light, delicate, despite slight uneveness of tone - like mist rising  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:butterfly 'imp.'  
Note on the tab:pencil butterfly of 1886  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:n/a  
Dealers' stock nos:n/a  
Misc inscriptions by others:n/a  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K2030204  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.